Which to use
“wählte” and “wehrte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,490
- “wählte” frequency rank
- #22,211
- “wehrte” frequency rank
- 30701
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wählte | wehrte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wählen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wehren |
Where the eye mixes wählte and wehrte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. wählte and wehrte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: wählte vs wehrte
A purely visual mix-up. wählte ([ˈvɛːltə]) and wehrte ([ˈveːɐ̯tə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30701, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wählte is recorded at frequency rank #8,490, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈvɛːltə]. wehrte is at rank #22,211, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈveːɐ̯tə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 30701, this pair ranks #1,742,734 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wählte vs wehrte
Shared letters: ehtw. Private to "wählte": lä. Private to "wehrte": r.
"wählte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "wehrte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- wehrte ← ewhrte · wehhrte · wehret · wehrrte · wehrtte · wehtre · werhte · wherte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wählte" and "wehrte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "wählte" or "wehrte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "wählte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wehrte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,742,734 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wählte" and "wehrte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wehrte vs wehte". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,742,734 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.